CONFIDENCE - COMPETENCE LOOP

For me, Confidence is taking a decision to try something new in spite of fear or uncertainty.

Sara Phillipps

A freelance web designer & developer based in Melbourne, Australia.

When you take just one step forward with a clear intention, as to what outcome to have, but not knowing how to achieve it, you are increasing your confidence and competence. When you believe you can do something, you will actually take action to do it, which increases your competence, which then increases your confidence, which allows you to take more action. This is called a confidence competence loop.

As you learn new things , you gain competence, and as you gain more competence you are more confident to try more, which again grows your competence.

Earlier, I was never confident in my life except in my studies . For a very long time I had a fear of speaking in front of people or a group. The reason was, I had a poor self image and was constantly seeking validation of others for me to feel worthy.

I was not aware of this until I became a psychologist. Once I realised that I had been depending on the external world to determine my own self identity and worthiness, I started to take small steps to push myself out of my comfort zone.

I wanted to be a trainer and had an intense desire to share my knowledge with everyone. So, I started to speak in a small group of school students initially and slowly expanded my comfort zone.

After 18 years of my professional and Personal experience , now I am standing tall, with brimming confidence to speak in front of any number of audience . I provide training and coaching to Corporates, Company's, Colleges, and institutions.

For more information about my training and coaching, you can book a one to one clarity using the link below. https://lnkd.in/grRdeePn

Originally published May 2, 2019